An empirical investigation of sexual harassment and work engagement: Surprising differences between men and women

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-61

  Cogin, Julie Ann ^a   Fish, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engagement; Equal employment opportunity; Gender; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350039889     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.837.15.1.47     Document Type: Article

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